Clinical Study

Effect of an Oral Adsorbent, AST-120, on Dialysis Initiation and Survival in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 3

The effect of AST-120 on blood pressure, blood, and serum data at the time of dialysis initiation.

At the time of HD initiationAllnon AST-120AST-120 value

Hb (g/L) 0.1276
BUN (mg/dL) 0.1786
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) 0.1702
IP (mg/dL) 0.4590
Total protein (g/dL) 0.6722
Albumin (g/dL) 0.5151
Corrected Ca (mg/dL) 0.6528
Systolic BP (mmHg) 0.0217
Diastolic BP (mmHg) 0.0180